The Bachelor star has now released a statement on a his official Facebook account to clarify his remarks.

He wrote: "I want to apologize to all the people I may have offended because of my comments on having a Gay or Bisexual Bachelor.

"The comment was taken out of context. If you listen to the entire interview, there's nothing but respect for Gay people and their families.

"I have many gay friends and one of my closest friends who's like a brother has been a constant in my life especially during the past 5 months.

Galavis continued: "The word pervert was not what I meant to say and I am very sorry about it. Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish and, because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself.

"What I meant to say was that gay people are more affectionate and intense and for a segment of the TV audience this would be too racy to accept.